The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-29

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Gus pretenses and in short time Mi
IS Millicent was alone. This was a
'r unusual proceeding on the part Of tl
70 men but Miss Millicent was wholly III
suspicious Of its import.
l. An honr later while sitting befor
e the fire mending coat belonging t
y one OF the men, Miss Millicent sudden
: ly threw aside her work and said:
"There! if | haven't entirely forgot
ten to give Mr. Vance that list O
things want from down in Crysta
CITY, and he's going to start for there
before breakfast in the morning. and
breakfast at the stage Office. I'll Just
run down to the shaft-house and hand
the'list to Tom Dolaa an he can give
it 10 MI Vance in the morning."
| Tom Dolan was the engineer of the
Little Christabel. The shaft-house was
but short distance from the board.
ing house. Throwing shawl over
her head Miss Millicent went out hui-
riedly, stepping lightly down the, trail
made in the deep snow. The night
was cloudless and made wondrous fair
by full moon and thousands of shin
ing stars.
She reached the shaft-house door
The engineer and another man, una
ware of her approach. were talking.
A name they spoke caused her to stop |
suddenly. with her hand to her heart |
and strange look in herface. ~
Il feel sure it is Silas Hover" the
engineer was saying. HE changes
his name bout ev'ry camp he goes to,
and reckon Doc. Grigson' suited him
bout as well as any other name while
he was here"
"Well, he won't changeit again very
soon, " said the other man. with a short
augh. ''Tho next time the rolls ,
'alled he'll answer up to his own
lame, I'm thinkin'."
Hover may be his real name.'' the .
ngineer said. He swored it was Y
'hen | knowed him two years ago over
Paradise Gulch. But he was a "
roundrel there. and just got away [,
18th his neck. ! Iknowed him soon as
see him down in Crystal City one L
ny last fall. But l never told any q
ody his name wasn't Grigson. Where If
ID ycu say the boys intended fixing h,
mp" ~
Down the gulch here bout two ol
lies, at that place where the big h.
wider is that they call Hanging eS
'ck'' ! reckon they'll make short
)lk Of him." n
"oh, sure" said the engineer, with te,
augh; they'll hang him, as he de- MI
YES, without hardly time for his th
ayers" we
The other man glanced carelessly at |
watch and said: as
And it's almost time they were at liy
Ten o'clock was the hour agreed thu
and it's after nine now.'' Tn
Neither of them heard the half-sup-
ssed cry of tho woman standing lei
outside of the engine-room door.
I'D they have seen her face in the
onlight they would have seen it
wn and old and ghastly in its terror Ho,
agony Her limbs trembled under
and her bloodless lips moved in A
mt prayer. and
or moment she stood so, and ars
q, still praying for courage and wor
myth, she ran silently but with all ent,
I'd down the trail leading from the spli
p and toward the gulcl, pine
he night was cold anu tile little buzz
VI she wore was her only protec- kni,
against the wind that moaned the
ng the low pines. The trail was from
IN and she stumbled and fell again 1t is
again She ran with all speed is c,
II she could do so. and the fear th at eigh
might be too late caused her heart wort
[mcst stop its furious beating. lar
e could see the Hanging Eock capa
a OF her some moments before she emp
he'd it. Dark forms were moving to
nd, going to and from the mighty TWEEN
and the pines few yards from Th
Conr
g light OF one or two lanterns from
ed in the dark depths of the forest. State
leard the shouts of the men as in ST.
assembled from all directions. and
ish shouts they seemed to her. strip'
zen near enough to make her voice steam
it rang out in loud. sharp tones teen
treaty aud commands: inche
AIT! wait! waltz F. then
moving forms stood still. Two arour
'co of them came toward her bencl
! she shouted: oval
ait! waltz by m,
moment later she stood in their Me-
. gasping for breath, whito and five c'
ed. ing Il
is L. she said; Miss Milf. it wi
press'
's," said one of tho mon, rraycly. tog.:i
what do you wan, herep This il The W
zee for a woman" is con
answer was: man,
here is he--that maupn work.